Is There Something I Should Know?

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"Is There Something I Should Know?"
Is There Something I Should Know.jpg
Single by Duran Duran
B-side
Released14 March 1983 (UK)
May 1983 (US)
RecordedDecember 1982
Studio Good Earth (London)
Genre New wave [ citation needed ]
Length
  • 4:11 (single version)
  • 6:43 (Monster mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Duran Duran
  • Ian Little
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Rio"
(1982)		"Is There Something I Should Know?"
(1983)		"Union of the Snake"
(1983)
Alternate cover
Is There Something.jpg
12" Monster mix sleeve

As of October 2021 "Is There Something I Should Know?" is the eleventh most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK. [35]

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